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I can't help, but I wonder if a chiropractor might be able to advise (both on the back pain and the best mattress for you?) Daniel at the Dulwich Chiropractic Clinic in Crystal Palace Road is excellent, and has many recommendations on here. http://www.dulwichchiropractic.co.uk/ I hope your back improves, back pain is horrible.

Damn, I would have loved to have seen that!

staplemeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone seen the young Egyptian geese who were > living in Peckham park? There were five of them I > think, haven't seen them in a few weeks. Wonder if > they've moved off somewhere else. Oh no, hope they haven't been eaten by the heron :( But last time I saw them they were quite large, so hopefully too large for the heron :)

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > I can cancel at the end of the two months and > just > > buy ink as I need it, or go onto another plan. > Or > > stay on the 300 page one. > > My HP printer is a bit older than yours, I don't > have to print stuff regularly as I can PDF most > work related docs, so this may not hold true in > your case, but my printer used to allow me to > print as and when until the ink(s) had run out, > but I've noticed that recent HP replacement inks > now 'expire' regardless whether the ink has been > used up or not. I've no idea how long this > 'expiry' period is for, can't remember seeing > anything glaringly obvious on the packaging, and > the onscreen ink levels doesn't say anything > either. Really annoying when I haven't used my > printer for a while then want to print something > only to be told to replace the cartridge, even > though the cartridge is full of ink. It's also > typical of our throwaway culture that it's now > cheaper to buy a new printer rather than > replacement inks... I'm using their Instant Ink - they monitor your ink levels online and post you ink before your cartridges run out. You pay by page rather than the amount of ink, so whether this would be good for you would depend on the sort of stuff you printed, I guess. But if your printer is old it may not support Instant Ink? You could ask/complain via the Facebook Messenger I used - they seem very helpful?

Might it be worth posting on councillor James Ash's thread about some of these issues?

These are the instructions I got from HP, but I had to Google some of it, and some of it wasn't for Windows 10, but I struggled through it somehow :)) My printer wasn't actually listed under Devices and Printers, so I didn't need to delete it there. It was some of the steps in the HP support link that I had to google, eg to find out where the pause/break key was, DUH :)) We might be able to resolve the issue by removing the existing printer software and drivers and then installing a compatible driver. Here is how to do it: 1.) In Windows, search for and open Control Panel 2.) Open Programs and Feature, Select your HP Printer 3.) Select Uninstall 4.) In Windows, search for and open Devices and printers 5.) In the Devices and Printers windows look for your HP printer. If you see it listed right-click on it and choose 'Delete' or 'Remove Device' 6.) Open up the run command with the "Windows key + R" key combo. 7.) Type printui.exe /s and click Ok. (Note: there is a space in between ?printui.exe? and ?/s?) 8.) Click on the "Drivers" tab 9.) Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it Click on it and click Remove at the bottom 10.) Select Ok 11.) Select Apply and Ok on the Print Server Properties windows 12.) Close Devices and Printers 13.) Open up the run command with the "Windows key + R" key combo. 14.) Type c:/programdata and click Ok. Go to Hewlett Packard folder, remove any printer related folders & files. 15.) Restart the computer. Once the drivers are removed, use the steps available here: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c01796879 to add a Windows built-in print driver. ETA: Although the rest of the HP support was dismal (they still haven't returned my call), the Facebook messaging was excellent, and amazingly quick to respond even over the weekend. I had some other queries as well, which they answered promptly. The printer was ?25 and I get two months' free ink based on pages rather than ink used. I went for the 300 pages a month option given that it's free (I now intend to make use of it for printing out photos in the free months :)) though I suspect there may be something in the small print which stops me doing that somehow :)) ) I can cancel at the end of the two months and just buy ink as I need it, or go onto another plan. Or stay on the 300 page one. I worked out what I had spent on ink per month on average over the last two years, and this compares well with that, plus I was buying compatible inks and these are HP ink. This printer didn't get great reviews, but so far the quality of printing seems fine to me (my last two printers were very expensive, and both died, and Epson haven't exactly endeared themselves to me with all the palaver over the faulty printer I had to return).

Finally sorted, hooray! I did have to uninstall and reinstall the printer, but in a different way to that suggested above. It was all a bit complicated but hey, I now know there is a pause/break key on my keyboard! Thanks so much to everybody on this thread :)

yeknomyeknom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We use peppermint essential oil on cotton wool > balls. Works well This has got rid of all your moths? Both male (flying) and female (creeping)? How big a problem did you have? Sorry to be cynical, but I'm amazed if that is a permanent solution (though if it is, I will deffo try it!)

I've been there in the past, and it was really interesting :)

Have had a helpful response from HP via Facebook messaging. Involves uninstalling and reinstalling stuff so shan't be doing it yet.

Yes it is wireless, however I have now printed a Word document from my laptop on somebody else's printer connected by a USB cable. This came out absolutely fine, in the usual A4 format. Therefore that implies Word is OK and there must be something wrong with the printer settings on my new printer, no? I don't have my printer with me here, so I can't look again.

The best route on Google maps will be different every time depending on the time of day and the traffic conditions ... Your best bet is to look at it just before you leave, then keep it on during the journey in case of unexpected changes in traffic conditions eg a hold up due to an accident, so it will reroute you to avoid it.

joom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The best thing for that site is a roundabout... Agreed! But it won't make anybody any money, so it isn't going to happen ......

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pay the fine and move on. Lucky you if you can afford to lose ?65 when you acted in good faith!

Loutwo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I?ve been considering downsizing for a while, and > recently was introduced to Dagenham by a close > friend. House prices are quite a lot cheaper than > around here, and Lakeside is within spitting > distance, which is ideal for my shopping addiction > and brilliant by car. However, I am a lifelong fan > of Bromley and the surrounding areas (including > Swanley which I know well), and I. Terms of > pricing Bexley is a much cheaper borough than > Bromley, but has all the beautiful outdoor spaces, > greenery and wonderful shops I so crave. I am now > finding myself torn between two relatively > affordable neighbourhoods, in different > directions. Does anyone have any comments to add? > Any experiences of either area they wish to share? > Any comments welcome. Hmmmmm. That's my comment.

Steffie2411 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. Gave it to the police and to the owner Great! Hope they catch the bastards!

ED - NAGAIUTB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As a very loose rule of thumb - your vehicle > (van/lorry/car etc) needs to be open to be > considered loading. So tailgate/boot open if it's > a car. > > Even then you're still more likely than not to get > a ticket because y'know.....Southwark. But surely depending on how far you have to carry the goods you are loading or unloading, you aren't going to leave your car unattended with the boot open???

Steffie2411 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Witnessed 3 men do just this yesterday on north > cross road/upland road. In the middle of the day > may I add! Just before school run. I only noticed > because they looked very shifty/nervous and were > wearing duffel coats and caps and I couldn't > understand why there was a 3rd man in there get > away car with the engine on! Please be vigilant > even in the day time! Did you get the reg number of the car?

I will try taking my laptop elsewhere and printing a Word document on somebody else's printer. Can't do that till the weekend though.

seemster Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > To do the reinstall that I was suggesting. Go to > HP website and search for your printer. Opt to > download software or drivers and then it will ask > if you want to uninstall old - then follow > instructions (I think that?s what I did anyway) I did do that, but it didn't ask if I wanted to uninstall the old printer, just to click on a link to install the new one. Then I couldn't find the exe file to click on that. I've tried several times. Perhaps I need to uninstall the new printer first before I can reinstall it. Maybe it won't override the existing file, or whatever it is. As I think this is a Word issue, I don't really want to uninstall the new printer and then reinstall it, until I have printed out what I need to (in particular, I need to print out a ticket list for 27th which I can't do yet as it's provisional).

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, do you still have your old printer showing up > as installed on your PC? I have uninstalled the old printer but still have to uninstall the drivers, which seems more complicated > If so either uninstall or make sure your new > printer is the default. My new printer is definitely the default, and the old one doesn't show up anywhere > Are you able to print correctly with any other > Microsoft programme such as excel, paint etc? > (Adobe is not the same) Yes, it prints Excel spreadsheets with no problem. I haven't tried it with Powerpoint. > > It could also be Word issue.. you might want to > consider reinstalling the package. > Yes that had occurred to me, but I will need to dig out the physical package, I think it had some kind of password rather than a CD, so not sure if I can instal it again? Will have to investigate. It was for only one device I think. > Are you able to test the printing on another > PC/laptop/tablet etc to see if the problem follows > over? I could try it from my mobile or ask my partner to bring his laptop over, but don't have time to do that at the moment, too much else to do, need an hour or two with no distractions! Thanks so much for your help, everybody!

singalto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am not ?bigging it up?and am not asking for a > referral code.. It came out on top on a BBC > consumer programme. As I said, I was not suggesting anybody here was doing so. Some months back, a lot of people were, on social media, and they were all asking others to sign up so that they would make money from it. If it came out top on a BBC consumer programme, great. I always do a comparison on various websites, and it's never come out top for my particular energy use. If it did, and if it has good customer service reviews, then I would switch to it. But one energy company is not necessarily the best for everyone.